It got slapped w/ an asterisk from another poster because of a poor opponent, but I was really impressed w/ Aaronette Vonleh's debut for Arizona tonight. One time top 40 or so recruit plummeted all the way down to #100 in the last Hoopgurlz ratings for the '21 class. She entered the game well into Q2 and got into double figures almost immediately, going 5-5. Sat on the bench again for much of the second half, but finished w/ 14 on 7-8 shooting and had 6 rebounds. She's big bodied but mobile, moves her feet well, really good hands. Some of those things are hard to teach. She also appeared to have a good feel for the game. And while all but one of her shots were layups, plenty of players struggle to convert bunnies on a regular basis. If there really are 99 better freshmen...well there aren't, I'll guarantee it.
Arizona struggled in Q1, then blew the game wide open. None of their transfer players really wowed me, but I expect more from them as the season goes on, especially Love from Vandy.
